This is a list of works of fiction whose existence has been unconfirmed, or which have been confirmed to be hoaxes or urban legends.
+Spurious work of fictionDescriptionAuld Lang GoneAn alleged lost episode of the 1992 game show "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?", confirmed not to exist.That Evil Farming GameAn alleged video game that involves a farmer killing his wife and hiding her body from police while working on his farm.Gay Jesus film hoaxAn alleged film that would have depicted Jesus as gay and involved in a promiscuous swinger lifestyle.GoncharovNon-existent 1973 mafia film by Martin Scorsese that was imagined by Tumblr users as a joke.Here Comes SophieAn alleged animated movie based on the Belgian comic Sophie. A number of posters circulated on the Net, but eventually it was found to be a hoax.KillswitchA video game that was supposedly created in the late 1980s by a company called Karvina Corporation. The player could choose to play as a woman called Porto or as a demon-like character named Ghast, and the game deleted itself from the disk upon completion.Leisure Suit Larry 4: The Missing FloppiesThe missing fourth installment in the Leisure Suit Larry series. The actual fourth game in the series was called Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work, and the absence of Leisure Suit Larry 4 inspired speculation and became a prominent in-joke.Maniac Mansion 3: Rise of the Tentacles (also referred to as Rise of the Tentacle)A sequel to Maniac Mansion and Day of the Tentacle that was to be developed by Pendulo Studios. It was first mentioned in the French gaming magazine Joystick in March 2003, and later confirmed to be an April Fools joke.NecronomiconFictional book created by H. P. Lovecraft as a part of his literary universe. Despite the evident tongue-in-cheek origin of the book, supposedly written by the "Mad Arab Abdul al-Hazred", who was supposed to have died by being torn apart by an invisible being in an Arab marketplace in broad daylight, there are many urban legends and conspiracy theories claiming that the book is real.Laycock, Joseph P. "How the Necronomicon Became Real: The Ecology of a Legend." In The Paranormal and Popular Culture, 1st ed., 184–97. Routledge, 2019.Pé de ChinesaFictional Brazilian telenovela, invented by Brazilian netizens in 2024.PolybiusAlleged arcade video game that appeared around 1981, and which was psychoactive, causing the players amnesia, seizures, night terrors, and hallucinations, as well as extremely addictive.Saki Sanobashi (Go for a Punch)An alleged Dark web anime about a number of girls trapped in a bathroom.ShazaamAn alleged 1990s movie that features the comedian Sinbad in the role of a genie. The movie never existed, and the memories of people who supposedly watched it are attributed to the Mandela effect.Star Fox Grand PrixAlleged new title in Nintendo's Star Fox series.Valkyrie Wilde: Full Frontal AssaultAn alleged Tomb Raider clone that features a fully nude female main character. It turned out to be an April Fools joke by PlayStation: The Official Magazine.Vermis I: Lost Dungeons and Forbidden WoodsA non-existent dark fantasy dungeon crawler video game, the guide for which was created by the pseudonymous artist Plastiboo.Yeah Yeah Beebiss IAn alleged video game whose name appeared in a 1989 ad in the magazine VideoGames & Computer Entertainment.ZepothaNonexistent horror film created as part of a hoax by TikTok user Emily Jeffri in August 2023.
See also List of hoaxes List of imaginary books List of urban legends
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External links Non-existence confirmed article category section on The Lost Media Wiki